With student academic workers prepared to strike Wednesday, SENS-UAW, held “Strike School” on Monday to prepare New School students, faculty, and staff for a potential strike if a…
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“Israelism” documentary screening prompts conversation about growing up Jewish and Palestinian
This story was updated on Feb. 5 at 7:20pm. About 50 students, faculty, and staff gathered at the University Center for a screening of “Israelism,” a documentary about…
Tenured New School professor uses racial slur during lecture
This story was updated on December 3, 2023 at 12:42 p.m. During a lecture on Tuesday, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Study, Carlos Forment, read…
Free Press at New York Film Festival: “May December”
The New School Free Press’ Alexiah Syrai Olsen attends the press screenings for The New York Film Festival. When a rainstorm flooded the city on Sept. 29, hundreds…
Free Press at the New York Film Festival: “Foe”
The New School Free Press’ Alexiah Syrai Olsen attends the press screenings for The New York Film Festival. Original screenplays are slowly drowning under the literary adaptation genre…
Free Press at New York Film Festival: “Anatomy of a Fall”
The New School Free Press’ Alexiah Syrai Olsen attends the press screenings for The New York Film Festival. Justine Triet, “Anatomy of a Fall,” reimagines the whodunnit genre with her sophisticated screenplay and reimagining of music use in film.